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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author is quoted in the epigraph?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Pushkin.
(c) Dostoevsky.
(d) Tolstoy.

2. What was the deep poverty line in 2020 for a family of four?
(a) $15,800.
(b) $14,200.
(c) $12,700.
(d) $13,100.

3. At how many universities had Desmond taught on inequality?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. In 2022, how much did the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent to influence government policy?
(a) $25 million.
(b) $40 million.
(c) $35 million.
(d) $20 million.

5. When Poverty, by America was written, how many American workers belonged to a union?
(a) 1 in 5.
(b) 2 in 20.
(c) 3 in 25.
(d) 1 in 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time Poverty, by America was written, how many cents on the dollar did Black workers make compared to the average white worker?

2. What church did Desmond's father pastor?

3. When did Milwaukee implement the New Hope program?

4. Where did Desmond go to graduate school?

5. What did the house cost that Desmond grew up in?

(see the answer key)

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